Aquaponics in India
Effect of Aquaponics system on yield of Polyhouse cucumber (Multistar Variety)
Ranajeet Shanbhag, Vigyan Ashram, Pabal Dist.Pune , e-mail : Ranajeetpallavi@gmail.com
Abstract:
A Vigyan ashram, in India, is exploring aquaponics agriculture in Indian conditions mainly to increase productivity of agriculture per unit area of land with less water. An experimental study was conducted to study “Effect of Aquaponics on polyhouse cucumber cultivation” during Feb - May 2013 in Vigyan ashram, Pabal. Trial showed that aquaponics treatment produced 18.25 %, more yield over control treatment. This was observed that aquaponics treatment produced higher average number of fruits per plant as compare to control plot. Fish growth in the system was satisfactory with 25 gm weight gain per month. This experiment showed the potential of aquaponics system in India. It also brings out some more research issues viz selection of proper soil media in aquaponics, meeting nutrient deficiency from organic source, deciding water flow rate for different crops etc that need to work on.
Key words: Aquponics , polyhouse cultivation, Ammonia(NH4) , Nitrite(NO2) , Nitrate(NO3).
Introduction:
Aquaponics is, farming technique in which water from aquaculture is used to grow crops and extra water returns back to the fish tank. When this water circulated near root zone, nitrogen fixing bacteria
(manly nitrosomonas and nitrobactor) convert ammonia (NH4) into nitrite (NO2) and then to nitrate
(NO3) form. By these, plants get nutrients as fertilizer and nitrates been less toxic to fish; fish grows better than normal aqua farming. By this integration of fish farming and agriculture, one can get maximum output.
Aquaponics cycle.
Research conducted at University of Florida showed that cucumber crop can be successfully adopted with aquaponics system. This is estimated that 45.300 Kg (100 pound) of fish will produce sufficient nitrogen for 4050 lettuce or 540 tomato plants when they
Ranajeet Shanbhag, Vigyan Ashram, Pabal Dist.Pune , e-mail : Ranajeetpallavi@gmail.com
Abstract:
A Vigyan ashram, in India, is exploring aquaponics agriculture in Indian conditions mainly to increase productivity of agriculture per unit area of land with less water. An experimental study was conducted to study “Effect of Aquaponics on polyhouse cucumber cultivation” during Feb - May 2013 in Vigyan ashram, Pabal. Trial showed that aquaponics treatment produced 18.25 %, more yield over control treatment. This was observed that aquaponics treatment produced higher average number of fruits per plant as compare to control plot. Fish growth in the system was satisfactory with 25 gm weight gain per month. This experiment showed the potential of aquaponics system in India. It also brings out some more research issues viz selection of proper soil media in aquaponics, meeting nutrient deficiency from organic source, deciding water flow rate for different crops etc that need to work on.
Key words: Aquponics , polyhouse cultivation, Ammonia(NH4) , Nitrite(NO2) , Nitrate(NO3).
Introduction:
Aquaponics is, farming technique in which water from aquaculture is used to grow crops and extra water returns back to the fish tank. When this water circulated near root zone, nitrogen fixing bacteria
(manly nitrosomonas and nitrobactor) convert ammonia (NH4) into nitrite (NO2) and then to nitrate
(NO3) form. By these, plants get nutrients as fertilizer and nitrates been less toxic to fish; fish grows better than normal aqua farming. By this integration of fish farming and agriculture, one can get maximum output.
Aquaponics cycle.
Research conducted at University of Florida showed that cucumber crop can be successfully adopted with aquaponics system. This is estimated that 45.300 Kg (100 pound) of fish will produce sufficient nitrogen for 4050 lettuce or 540 tomato plants when they